Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, Jeff Flake push for Congress to address ‘illegal war’ in Syria
With the escalating situation unfolding overseas, an old debate was rearing up capitol hill — is the intervention in the Syrian civil war legal or illegal. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has once again pushed for a debate and vote over a new war powers authorization. Syrian rebels firing missiles at government soldiers photo FreedomHouse via Flickr Kaine More...
Obama admits failure on Syria: ‘At least we tried’
Former President Obama struggled during a panel conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, admitting that the two leaders were unsuccessful in stopping the conflict, “despite our best efforts.” donkeyhotey More...
Syrian chemical gas survivor rebukes Hillary Clinton’s claims, praises Trump, recent strikes
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin on Newsroom seemed shocked by her guest, Kassem Eid, a 2013 chemical weapons attack survivor, and his praise of Donald Trump and the attacks on Islamic State. Eid even refuted the claims More...
Jeff Flake on Syrian missile strike, Gorsuch filibuster and the refugee crisis
Talking with NPR’s Scott Simon, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake discussed the recent attacks against Syrian chemical weapons depots, the rebels and how the Trump administration should interact with Congress. Later More...
California Rep Barbara Lee speaks out against Syrian air strikes
Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s released the following statement on last night’s military strikes against the Syrian government: “The US strikes in Syria last night, conducted without Congressional authorization, More...
Rex Tillerson: Syria’s chemical attack proves that Russia failed
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attacked Russia, saying it had failed to prevent Syria from carrying out a chemical attack on a rebel-held town last week. Speaking on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” More...
Trump’s immigration order removes Iraq from banned Muslim nations, Christians from preferred status
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday replacing his controversial immigration and border executive order signed after taking office. This new order evokes a strong block against travel from six Muslim More...
EU Cracks down on refugee crisis, blocking new asylum seekers, deporting others
While German chancellor Angela Merkel warned against imposing a “general suspicion” on all Muslims and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that welcoming refugees was “a duty of solidarity,” More...
Netherlands’ Geert Wilders praises Trump on immigration, ‘would do the same’ calls for addition of Saudis
Party for Freedom politician Geert Wilders in Netherlands praised Donald Trump for his immigration Executive Order and expressed hope that “you’ll add more Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia soon.” In More...
New Jersey’s Chris Smith, Syrian Christian refugee set to join Open Doors USA for 2017 World Watch List of countries dangerous for Christians
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 9 a.m. ET at the National Press Club in Washington, Open Doors USA will announce its 2017 World Watch List, a ranking of the top 50 countries where it is most dangerous and difficult to More...
